Jonathan Shuttleworth – Lancaster

January 2018

Lancaster man pleads guilty for indecent images of children

A man has admitted having more than 1,500 indecent images of children – including some depicting injury.

Jonathan Shuttleworth, 56, of Chequers Avenue, Lancaster, pleaded guilty to seven charges relating to images downloaded and stored to his computers, during a hearing before Preston Crown Court.

They include 159 images of youngsters deemed category A – the most serious in law – along with 86 category B images, and 1,074 of category C, as well as several more prohibited images involving children.

He admits three counts of making and one of possessing indecent images and possessing prohibited images. The offences date from 2001 to 2014.